, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Well, I've had a number of conversations with the visitor economy group, and that includes lots of people in hospitality and tourism and others. They were all clear—there was a pretty unified ask—that they would like further support on business rates. We've…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
Well, I set out some of those priorities in the statement I gave to the Chamber on 19 October, about taking forward the economic resilience and recovery mission. This is really about how we try to both recover from the pandemic and actually create the fairer…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
And I hope we'll be joined later by Sioned Evans, who's the director of business and regions. In particular, her team deal with Business Wales and a range of other areas of direct support to businesses, as well as, of course, our regional footprint as well…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
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, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
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, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Economy
My name is Vaughan Gething. I'm the Minister for Economy; I have been since the change in Government in May this year. And I'll go round my officials to introduce themselves. Andrew.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Foundational Economy
Thank you. There are two points there. The first is the really positive point for Bridgend and Porthcawl and other constituencies—that you can expect more business to go to local firms to support local jobs. The three sectors initially are the three areas in…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Foundational Economy
Thank you for the comments and questions. I hope that we heard a more positive Luke Fletcher than last week, when he talked about how he self-described as rather negative and seeing the downside. Actually, I think there's a lot to be positive about in the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Foundational Economy
Thank you for the series of questions. I'll start with your point about the challenge fund and the assessment. Fifty-two projects were supported, 47 of those completed at March, and the assessment of those has helped to inform the activity we're now moving…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Foundational Economy
A critical cog of the foundational economy is social care. It enables so many people to live fulfilled lives, whether they are the recipients of care, or relatives and close friends of those receiving care, as well of course as the significant number of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Foundational Economy
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. During the last Senedd term, we made significant progress in our support for the foundational economy here in Wales. This is a cross-Government priority, and we have focused our attention on businesses offering services…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
I had the opportunity to visit the steelworks in Port Talbot with the constituency Member who is now in the Chair in this particular session. I've had conversations not just with that company but with the other major steel producers in Wales directly about…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
On coal tips, we're not satisfied with the current position with the UK Government, who have thus far refused to meet their obligation in terms of the share of responsibility that is plainly not devolved for coal tips and the reality of the challenge they…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
Thank you for the question and the points. I've mentioned several times, during not just the statement but questions, the welcome for the further investment in the HyNet project they're looking to deliver across north-west England and through north Wales…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
Yes, I'll have to deal with your second question first, because that is the nature of the conversations we're having. We're looking at where other support is available, because parts of the UK Government in broader employability support is in a different…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
Thank you for the series of questions and comments. On your point about land use, I think the Welsh Government's pretty clear that we expect land use in Wales to be sustainable and beneficial for local populations and the economy. So, we're looking at how we…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
Thank you for the series of questions. I'll do my best not to try the Deputy Presiding Officer's patience by giving long answers to the significant number of questions; I'll try and be as succinct as possible. Next year, I expect, when we're announcing what…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
Deputy Presiding Officer, the Climate Change Committee's Wales progress report made it clear that a coherent UK industrial strategy is needed to allow Welsh industry and business to maximise their contribution to net zero. Our plan includes important asks of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: A greener economy
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Last month, I delivered an oral statement on how we plan to move the Welsh economy forward. I set out the action that we will take to build a stronger, fairer and greener Welsh economy. All of the issues that we discussed…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Moving the Welsh Economy Forward
I think it's relevant to people in Islwyn and in every constituency and region across Wales; it's our ability to invest in future industries with the level of certainty we will need. The stability that the Welsh Government can provide needs to be matched by a…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Moving the Welsh Economy Forward
Well, it's our job to make sure those people do have a future where they don't need to get out to get on. And, actually, when we visited Flowtech yesterday, we found that lots of people were within walking distance of that employer as well, so a genuinely…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Moving the Welsh Economy Forward
Well, I think it's the definition of what we call a 'green new deal'. When you hear Julie James talk about the second low-carbon delivery plan, we hear lots about leading to a green new economy to make sure that we improve our impact—our environmental…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Moving the Welsh Economy Forward
Well, it's an interesting series of comments. I'm not sure he's listened to the statement or the previous answers I've given where I've talked about investing in skills and talked about investing in young people. We've talked about the fact the Welsh economy…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Moving the Welsh Economy Forward
Thank you for those questions. Actually, the productivity challenge is something for every modern economy, and it's part of the reason why investing in talent is so important. Because unless you can change systems of work, or unless you can increase…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Moving the Welsh Economy Forward
I think there were two questions at the end of that, and on the first, on the life sciences sector, it is a key opportunity for us. Now, the health Minister, Eluned Morgan, and I have had conversations about this in the previous term, in our different roles…
